Fairytales inevitably end with the big white wedding and a promise of happily ever after. But as Meghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey, the months after her romantic 2018 wedding to Prince Harry were far from the charmed life outsiders might imagine.
In a series of telling revelations, Meghan shared how living as part of The Firm was like being inside a gilded cage, in which she was "silenced" and felt trapped.
The American actress described her disillusionment, claiming officials "lied" to protect other royals instead of Harry and her.
Having been a working self-sufficient woman for many years, Meghan, 39, was shocked when officials even took her passport from her after her marriage.
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